Al-Hafiz

al-Hafiz (1076-8 October 1149) was the eleventh caliph of the Fatimids, reigning from 1130 to 1149, succeeding al-Amir and preceding az-Zafir.

Biography
al-Hafiz was born in 1076, and he succeeded his murdered cousin al-Amir as Shia caliph in 1130. Al-Amir's son At-Tayyib Abu'l-Qasim claimed that he was the rightful heir to his father, and the late al-Mustali's regent al-Afdal Shahanshah also claimed the throne. al-Afdal was assassinated by the Assassin Order in 1121, allowing for al-Hafiz to remain caliph until his death in 1149. During his reign, he launched a failed jihad against the Kingdom of Jerusalem, and he lost several cities to the crusaders.